I bought my first IWC watch today, but what did I buy?

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Hi I'm a newbie regarding watches, but I bought my first IWC today. Is this watch original? I know that the wristband isn't and I think it's a 1950's model and in 18K?I paid around 900$, is that too much? I can still return it if it was a bad buy...

You have the iconic cal 89 here. This was a mainstay in the IWC line for many years. It has a durable and accurate movement. We normally don't comment on pricing on the forum, but you did okay. Click on the magnifying glass at the top right and do a search on cal 89 in the archives.

If you have a watchmaker open the case back and record the case and movement number you can send the info to IWC to get an Archival report on your IWC.

Hi. Welcome to the forum.And congratulations. It looks authentic and has most likely a cal 89 inside. $900 was a bargain.Could you you tell us the case and movement numbers? You will need to open the case. If you never did that, I suggest asking a watchmaker.

Let me correct myself - your watch has a cal 85x. which is automatic.It has AUTOMATIC printed in the dial. Duh!

You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometime you find, you get what you need. Keith Richards, Mick Jagger.